Mexican Art Surrealism 19071954 Mexican Art Mexican Art consists of various arts that are developed over the geographical area now known as Mexico The development of these arts roughly Follow the ID: 509586
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FRIDA KAHLO
Mexican Art
Surrealism
1907-1954Slide2
Mexican Art
- Mexican Art consists of various arts that are developed over the
geographical area now known as Mexico. The development of these arts roughly
Follow the history of Mexico, divided into the Mesoamerican era, the colonial period, With the period after Mexican war of independence further subdivided.
DEFINITION
- This type of art consisted in
everyday indigenous activities such as farming and cooking. Religion played an important role in Mexican art. The vibrant colors in their clothing and landscape also influenced the art. The artwork usually represented
post revolutionary war.
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s
, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. It is an art movement in which one's dreams, nightmares,
subconsciousness and fantasy inspire the final works. DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION
DEFINITONSlide3
Self-Portrait with Cropped hair
Created with Oil Paint
1940 Slide4
SELF-Portrait
with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
Created with Oil Paint
1940Slide5
Diego and I
Created with Oil on Canvas
1949Slide6
The Two
Fridas
Created with Oil on Canvas
1939Slide7
The Wounded
Deer
Created with Oil on Canvas
1946Slide8
Thinking about Death
The Emphasis of the art work is
Frida Kahlo ‘s face. The branches on thebackground of the artwork seem to be
pointing at her face which makes her face stand out. The emphasis could also be her forehead since her eyebrows are a famous trait. She also illustrated a circle which has her idea of death.
Frida Kahlo used differentcolor in the plants which made more Emphasis in her face. She also usedTexture on the branches and thorns. She used contrast on the backgroundcompared to her face.
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Many of her paintings transmit the pain she feels. She had several sad occurrences in her lifetime, including a miscarriage and a failed marriage. She was heartbroken when her husband, Diego
Rivera cheated on her. A lot of her self portraits she drew in shame, because she felt that she was ugly. She constantly lived in pain and drew for herself and did not consider herself an artist.
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Frida Kahlo’s artwork is worth around $20,000 – $6,000,000
She had a different perspective of life and told her life through paintings. The colors she used in her paintings stand out and make her artwork unique.
Kahlo reminds her audience of her heritage as proud Mexican through her work.(Evaluate)Slide11
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